New Tech
🎞️ S1 E4 ✅ Mild

Abbott Elementary

Is Abbott Elementary S1 E4 OK for kids?

New Tech

When a new computer program is introduced at Abbott, Janine is excited to finally help Barbara with something; Barbara is reluctant to accept change and finds herself in a tricky situation; Melissa surprises Jacob.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 10+

Abbott Elementary S1 E4, “New Tech”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. When a new computer program is introduced at Abbott, Janine is excited to finally help Barbara with something; Barbara is reluctant to accept change and finds herself in a tricky situation; Melissa surprises Jacob.

Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 1 themes: Violence & injury (2). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Parents need to know

Age 10+

Violence, mild language, mild violence in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that Abbott Elementary S1 E4, "New Tech", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for philadelphia public-school mockumentary — workplace jokes and innuendo, milder than The Office. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (joke or passing mention, implied). Violence is mild but includes Like, you want to run up the Rocky steps, but you can't take a punch in the face. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Violence & injury 2 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Abbott Elementary S1 E4:

  • Mild
    Like, you want to run up the Rocky steps, but you can't take a punch in the face.
  • Mild
    I can take a punch in the face.

Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.